Nose pad for eyeglasses



Mmch 3, 1936 F. L. @HIER NOSE PAD FOR EYEGLASSESvv Filed Dec. 29, 1934ATTORNEY v Patented Mar. 3, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFICE Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in nose pads for eyeglasses, andmore particularly tol hollow pad or sac formed of Celluloid having ananti-slip nose engaging surface, and filled with 5 sponge rubber, or anydesired liquid or shiftable material, such as sand or the like.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved nose pad foreyeglasses formed of a hollow Celluloid sac and a metal back or shellwhose edges are 'crimped or Compressed about the edges of the sac tohold the same in position.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved nose pad foreyeglasses comprising a Celluloid sac formed of upper and lower portionscemented together at their peripheral edges, and held within a suitablebacking member or shell by compressing the edges of the shell upon theedges of the sac.

A further object of the invention is to provide a celluloid sac lledwith a shiftable material or liquid and having an anti-slip outersurface adapted to engage with the surface of a nose when the pad is inposition and to conform to the skin irregularities of the nose. 25 Astill further object of the invention is to provide a hollow celluloidsac for a nose pad for eyeglasses which will comprise an upper portionof relatively thin Celluloid formed with an anti-slip surface, and alower portion of somewhat thicker celluloid, the said portions beingcemented together at their peripheral edges and held in clamped positionwithin a metal shell or backing plate, which in turn is attached in theusual manner to a pair of eyeglasses.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing which forms a part of my application,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved nose pad for eyeglasses;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View through one form of nose padhaving a filling of sponge rubber;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through another form of nose padshowing the same lled with a suitable liquid, such as mercury or thelike;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional View through a nose pad showing thesame iilled with a shiftable material such as sand or the like;

Figure 5 is a front elevation of the nose engaging portion of myimproved pad, showing some of the raised shoulders extending in onedirection, and other shoulders at the bottom of the pad extending in theopposite direction;

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view showing the pads in positionupon a nose;

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 1 1 of Figure 5, and

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on the line 8 8 of Figure 5.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following'specification and the accompanying drawing to designate correspondingparts.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a metal backing plate or shell Iwhich may be absolutely flat, or may be curved, as shown in Figure 3 ofthe drawing. A suitable arm 2 is attached to the plate or shell l forattachment to a pair of eyeglasses, and is of the usual form andConstruction.

In Figures 1 and 2, I have shown a at backing plate or shell I in whichis placed the base sheet of Celluloid 3 which forms a part of the sac 4.The upper sheet o-f celluloid 5 is arranged to lie substantiallyparallel with the sheet 3 and in spaced relation thereto, and is furtherformed with a peripheral flange 6 which overlies the outer peripheraledge of the said sheet 3.

The sheets of Celluloid 3 and 5 will be cemented together at theirperipheral edges as at 1, and the peripheral edge of the backing plateor shell l will be tightly bent over the adjacent edges of the Celluloidand compressed together, so that the sac formed by the sheets ofCelluloid 3 and 5, will be air tight and liquid tight. In the form ofthe pad shown in Figures 1 and 2, the filling for the sac will becompressible or shiftable sponge rubber 8. The outer surface of thesheet of celluloid 3 will be formed with a plurality of raised shouldersor tits 9 which extend in the same 40 direction, except for a few titslll located at the bottom of the pad, and they extend in the oppositedirection. 'Ihe shoulders are arranged to engage with the skin surfaceof the nose when the pad is moved forwardly of the nose to retard itsmovement, and to prevent slipping of the pad. The few tits I0 arearranged in the opposite direction to prevent the eyeglasses fromtilting forwardly from the nose when in position. It will therefore beseen that when the pads are in position in contact with the oppositesides of the nose, the said eyeglasses will not slip or tilt, and theo-uter sheet of Celluloid 3 being quite thin, will congure to theirregularities of the nose surface, and the sponge rubber filler 8 willserve to hold sheets of celluloid 3 and 5, which in this case are l theouter sheet of celluloid in the proper conguration when the pad is inposition.

The same construction is illustrated in Figure 4 of the drawing asdisclosed in Figures 1 and 2, With the exception that the filler in thiscase is a movable non-hardening material, such as sand I I. In thisconstruction, the sand or movable material will force the thin uppersheet of celluloid into the shape or configuration of the surface of thenose when the pad is in positionon the nose.

In Figure 3 of the'drawing, the metal backing or shell is somewhatcurved and is provided with Y a peripheral flange I 2 which is bent overand compressed against the' peripheral edges of the both bowed, as isdistinctly illustrated. 'The sac 4 is lled with mercuryoranydesired'fiud' I3, which serves to shape the thin outer sheet ofcelluloid 3 to the irregularities of the surface of the nose when thepad is in position on the nose. It will be understood that any desiredfluid may be utilized, andrthat in this form of pad, the sameconstruction and arrangement of shoulders or tits 9 and l0 are employed.Y

Y In Figures 7 and 8, I have illustrated how the shoulders 9 and I0 arearranged and formed, to permit the easy placing of the pad. on the nose,but to retard movement of the same whenonce in position.

In Figure 6, I have shown how the shoulders engage the nose to retardmovement of the pad and to prevent slipping and tilting of the same.

Many minor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to withoutdeparture from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A Y nose pad for eyeglassesV comprising a backing plate formed with aperipheral upwardly and inwardly turned crimpable flange and acooperating hollow sectional celluloid nose engaging sac, the peripheraledges of said sac being locked beneath the peripheral crimpable flangeof said backing plate.

2. A nose pad for eyeglasses comprising a backing plate formed with aperipheral upwardly and inwardly turned'crimpable ange and a cooperatinghollow sectional Celluloid nose engaging sac engaged by said flange, thenose engaging surface of said sac being formed with a plurality ofraised shoulders facing in the same direction.

3. The subject matter as claimed in claim 2, and a-movable liquid insaid sac.

4.`The subject matter as claimed in claim 2,V

and a movable vfiller of plastic non-hardening material in said sac.

5. The subject matter as claimed in claim.2, and a live rubber filler insaid sac. Y

. FRANK L. GRIER.

